What students are talking about today (Aug. 28 edition)
Hockey, marijuana v. IQ, sex drive, sea ice and Sarah Palin
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Occupy, a campus caffeine ban, campus radio and the NHL
View ArticleDay one: Canada descends into anarchy
One man's satirical take on the NHL lockout thus far
View ArticleWhat students are talking about today (October 30th edition)
Drake graduates, Sandy kills, & good news for graduates
View ArticleWhat students are talking about today (November 7th edition)
Trump is mad, pot is legal & U. Manitoba's "racialized rep."
View ArticleWhat students are talking about today (November 8th edition)
Alcohol Studies, the Sandy Five, & a riot over Obama
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Donald Fehr on what NHL players want — and why they’re underpaid
Stephanie Noritz For hockey fans, there’s something depressingly familiar about the current battle between the National Hockey League and its players. The lockout, which began at the stroke of midnight...
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Less hockey, but look—more Bettman!
Getty Images; FilmMagic; Photo Illustration by Taylor Shute So here’s the thing: I’m enjoying the NHL lockout. I’m actually enjoying it a lot. I’m fine with it lasting another three or four months—even...
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Newsmakers of the week
Photograph by Aram Boghosian The outsider All eyes at this year’s Academy Awards will be on Seth MacFarlane, named this week as host of the extravaganza in what can only be described as an...
View ArticleAlberta labour board allows NHL lockout of Oilers, Flames to continue
EDMONTON – The Alberta Labour Relations Board has decided that the NHL’s lockout of players from the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames can continue. The board said in a written ruling released...
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Good news, bad news
Rex Features Game changer What’s left to salvage is shrinking before our eyes. At last count, the NHL had cancelled the entire pre-season and the first two weeks of the regular season. But as the...
View ArticleGary Bettman offers new deal to players, hopes to save the season
TORONTO – The NHL has presented a new offer to the players that it hopes will end the lockout and allow for a full 82-game season. League commissioner Gary Bettman says the long-term deal will split...
View ArticleNo hockey before Nov. 1, as more NHL games are cancelled
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The National Hockey League is cancelling another batch of regular-season games. The league says all games through Nov. 1 have been scrubbed due to the absence of a collective...
View ArticleBill Daly says marathon CBA session with Steve Fehr ‘covered a lot of ground’
The conversation is flowing again between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. A marathon meeting between deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr stretched from Saturday...
View ArticleNHL, NHLPA return to bargaining table with session that lasts into the evening
NEW YORK, – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association didn’t just return to the bargaining table on Tuesday. They stayed there for a good long time. Talks restarted at an undisclosed location midway through...
View ArticleNHL negotiations stretch through dinner hour for second straight day
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL’s collective bargaining talks stretched well into the evening for the second straight day. Top negotiators from the league and NHL Players’ Association held another long...
View ArticleNHL talks to continue for 4th straight day, Bettman says “still a lot of work...
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association will meet for a fourth straight day in an attempt to salvage a shortened season. Key negotiators from the league and union, including NHL...
View ArticleBettman suggests to NHLPA that sides take a break in negotiations
TORONTO – After a lockout spanning almost nine weeks, about the only thing the NHL and NHL Players’ Association are talking about is taking a break. Commissioner Gary Bettman has proposed placing a...
View ArticleNHL requests complete proposal from NHLPA during bargaining session
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL wants to see everything put in writing. With negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement seemingly at a stalemate, the league met with the NHL Players’ Association on...
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